You wrote:
“The exclusivity and pre-eminence of Rome is something not supported by the Scriptures.”
It’s the Church and not Rome. If you want to call it the Roman Church - as Boniface did - fine, but you are calling one thing another, and as such, of course you can’t find it in scripture. Look for Church - rather than Rome (which is just a city) and you’ll find more than you realise. Look for what the Church is, rather than what the Church is called, and you’ll find even more. Don’t be intellectually lazy or dishonest. Try to be better.
This is part of the difficulty Rome (or the CC) has created for itself. There is absolutely (did I mention absolutely) no such word as "Church" in the Scriptures. Go read the text in Greek. The word is "assembly" or "public gathering". It is the Roman organization which has morphed this common term into "LOOK AT ME" (or something similar). The Greek term "ekklasia" even referred to the riotous mob in Ephesus, which is closer to what the RCC actually is.
And, my point was that there is no preeminence ascribed to Rome or the bishop of Rome or anything even remotely close to Rome. The term "bishop" is actually derived from "elder gray beard", or older men. The important references to Rome occur in Paul's Letter to the Romans explaining how salvation is determined by God for those predestined to believe. Now, that should be a Roman doctrine!
"Don’t be intellectually lazy or dishonest. Try to be better."
My FRiend, perhaps you might review the posting rules around here. "Argue the issues all you like. Don't make it personal."